Lynda - PowerPoint Tips and Tricks for Business Presentations

In this course, author David Diskin lays out a practical framework for building and delivering business presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, and covers tips and tricks for controlling elements in slide decks. This course demonstrates how to engage an audience, present data in meaningful ways, incorporate gestures, and manage question-and-answer sessions. The course also includes tips on creating photo slide shows and utilizing keyboard and mouse tricks.
Topics include:
Adding whitespace
Applying transitions
Using photographs, colors, and fonts
Incorporating diagrams and SmartArt
Customizing layouts and templates
Animating bullets, photos, and other objects
Inserting music and audio
Utilizing speaker's notes and the Presenter view
Creating handouts
Planning the program
Dealing with distractions
Setting up and tearing down